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Comment by Robert P. Meyer Jr. on May 18, 2012 at 11:53am

Thanks, Tom!  I've been searching for that damn money tree for far too long now!  At this point I'd settle for just a bush! :-)

 

Comment by Tom McMurray on May 18, 2012 at 7:27am

Couldn't find a money tree? That's OK, this makes a better shot anyway :)

Comment by Robert P. Meyer Jr. on May 15, 2012 at 4:33pm

Exactly, Maryrose!  I hope it made you smile!

Comment by Maryrose Orlans on May 15, 2012 at 2:13pm

A really pretty picture, with a touch of humor! I stared a while then went "aahhh, that's why it's called 'Eater'!"

Comment by Robert P. Meyer Jr. on May 15, 2012 at 12:58pm

And we like you that way just fine, Lisa! ;-)

Comment by wiffledust on May 14, 2012 at 6:40pm

i was just saying to carol on fb that it's weird that i barely noticed the kite. it could be that i'm visually challenged....?....but so much else struck me first. to me the photograph isn't about the kite. but i can see how it would be for everyone else. i guess i'm strange.

Comment by Robert P. Meyer Jr. on May 14, 2012 at 11:17am

I'm pleased with both of your responses to this shot.  I always tell people that they need to be fans of Charles Schultz to really appreciate this photograph.  It was shot in a local park here in Milwaukee and there seems to always be a kite stuck in one of the trees there.  Charlie Brown always was at odds with the kite-eating tree and when I saw this particular one it seemed so very poignant that I had to take the shot.  The lines, contrast and general composition of this shot give it a touch of melancholy.

Comment by Helen on May 14, 2012 at 10:01am

Nice shot, Bob. I like the way that the dark branches stand out against the lighter clouds in the background.

Is that a kite stuck in the tree? I recently took a photo of a kite in a tree (see Project 30 blog), because I find there's always something wistful about that.

Comment by wiffledust on May 14, 2012 at 2:35am

this is very fascinating, bob. i'm trying to put words to why i feel that way. i'm a very visual person, and it's not always easy for me to describe my feelings about something visual in words the way some other folks do. let's see...i'm seeing horrizontal lines against vertical ones. expanses of space against clusters of things. i'm seeing threes. three sets of rectangles in the bench, three trees, three horizontals in the shore, the wave (?), and the skyline. but i think i'm particularly responding to the lace-like leaves in the trees against the softy clouds. and the black against white of that. this is a very arty shot for me. i love it.